Becker spent nearly a decade in the Nobu empire and then as Katsuya’s corporate executive chef before joining the Seminole Hard Rock. Hiyakawa is a Morimoto protege who led several of the Iron Chef’s Philadelphia-area restaurants.

No menu is available yet, but press materials promote “contemporary, new-style creations applying classic Japanese techniques.”

Kuro aims to open in January at the Hard Rock campus at One Seminole Way. Phone: 954-327-7635.